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Letters: Truth is the truth – and then there’s bias

I might turn on NPR first because it’s a great source for local and national news. I also comb through…

May 1, 2020

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Letters: Smedley’s smarts and wit will be missed

While I did not get the chance to read his offending Action Line column, I got the gist from his…

May 1, 2020

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Letters: Lauren Boebert is being disingenuous

Boebert did not win the top line on the June 30 primary ballot by somehow beating incumbent Congressman Scott Tipton…

May 1, 2020

Editorials

Plague Journal: Looking into the future, we see ‘ask again later.’ That may be a good thing.

we try to see the future now, we get a message that says ‘ask again later’

May 1, 2020

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Letters: Have you seen our Badger?

With the stay-at-home rule, fewer people are driving about to see or notice a lost animal on the road or…

May 1, 2020

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Letters: EPA actions not startling or baseless

No, a business is not entitled to a waiver of environmental requirements. No, a business still has to make every…

May 1, 2020

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Letters: If you’re OK, can you help the animals?

You can take it to the La Plata County animal shelter. During these trying times, I’m sure they could use…

May 1, 2020

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Letters: Mike Smedley helped us stay sane

We all tend to take ourselves too seriously. He helps us to lighten up. I know, as a freelance writer,…

May 1, 2020

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Letters: We must fund World Health Organization

President Trump’s rant against the WHO’s failure to make China perform certain functions is blatant scapegoating. This UN agency doesn’t…

April 30, 2020

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Letters: Democrats are not a foe to pit against

While I appreciate the main spirit of his message about closing our communities to protect and save lives, I take…

April 30, 2020

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Letters: It’s not the flu as far as we know now

The average mortality rate of seasonal flu is 0.1%. COVID-19 is highly contagious. Unlike seasonal flu, there is no preventive…

April 30, 2020

Editorials

Our view: A puppy across the Florida Straits

tale of Elián González 20 years on remembered from a Cuban perspective

April 30, 2020

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Letters: With Smedley, just forgive and move on

Political cartoonists and satirists are always pushing the line, teetering on the edge, and that’s why we like them. I…

April 30, 2020

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Letters: Sincere thanks for Smedley’s Action Line

Let’s accept that the end of the run wasn’t precipitated by New Mexico-gate. Given the manner in which the folks…

April 30, 2020

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Letters: Why aren’t you people wearing masks?

In addition it was also noted, “Colorado is asking everyone to wear a non-medical cloth face covering while out in…

April 29, 2020

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Letters: Landis at LPEA brings hope and drive

At the same time, she’ll use her rearview mirror to see what those of us riding along need in the…

April 29, 2020

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Letters: Apply appropriate measures, but reopen!

If you include the surrounding counties, including Farmington’s San Juan County, there were 172 cases in seven counties with four…

April 28, 2020

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Letters: Why cling to the crazy crossing project?

If the council wants to spend $175,000 on such waste, then special order $175,000 worth of toilet paper for the…

April 28, 2020

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Letters: Mike Smedley’s apology was enough

I live in New Mexico, near the state line, and I enjoy the symbiotic relationship between northern New Mexico and…

April 28, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Not the year for state lawmakers and initiatives

won’t miss a full legislative session – and all those crazy ballot questions

April 28, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Trumpâ€™s pandemic behavior is despicable

Possibly because my daughter is involved in health care and encounters a risk to her health each day she goes…

April 28, 2020

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Letters: Where is Mercy hospital’s transparency?

Why has it chosen to not comment on nor share statistics? We don’t know how many patients it has tested,…

April 27, 2020

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Letters: Come back, Smedley, we need you now

Yes, your second-to-last column went off the rails. That was one out of how many? Nobody bats 1,000. I believe…

April 27, 2020

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Letters: This Trump character wants to rule us all

Well, guess what? We have our very own version of that in Washington, D.C. His name is Donald Trump. Don’t…

April 27, 2020